Person of the Year 2013

Person of the Year: Mariano Rivera : Style and grace. He went out on top.

and the rest...

2. Vladimir Putin : He completely manhandled an overmatched Barack Obama, reinserted Russia into the Middle East after four decades, and somehow became a Nobel Peace Prize candidate (thanks to Barry).

3. Pope Francis I : The dude was a bouncer.

4. Edward Snowden: How he released the info makes him a douche bag and quite frankly, he's a tool, but the Obama spy program goes too far.

5. Prince George of Cambridge : Most likely, George will be the first monarch of the 22nd century. 

and the rest... 

Chris Christie

Batkid

Grumpy Cat

Brian Griffin  (RIP)

Ray Lewis

Megyn Kelly

Previous winners: Miguel Cabrera (2012), Justin Verlander (2011), Drew Brees (2010), Leonard Nimoy (2009), Barack Obama (2008), Al Gore (2007), Rahm Emmanuel (2006)

Tim Salmon: Timeline

Born: August 24, 1968

1986: Drafted by Atlanta Braves (did not sign)

1986-9: Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)

1989: Drafted by California Angels

1989-92: Minor Leagues

1992: Minor League Player of the Year

Debut: August 21, 1992 (Angels)

1993: AL Rookie of the Year

1995: .330, 34 HR, 105 RBI, .429 OBP, .594 slugging, 1.024 OPS, 111 runs, 177 hits, 34 doubles, 319 TB

1995: First player to get a hit off Mariano Rivera

1995: Angels collapse down the stretch and lose AL West to Seattle

2002: Hutch Award

2002: AL Comeback Player of the Year

2002: Hit 2 home runs in Game 2 of the World Series

2002 World Series: .346, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 7 runs, 1.067 OPS (7 games)

2002: Angels win World Series

2006: Retired

2012: Dropped off HOF ballot (0.9% of vote)

2012-present: Analyst for Angels on Fox Sports West

Accomplishments:

2002 World Champion

1993 Rookie of the Year

2002 Comeback Player of the Year

1995 Silver Slugger

.282 average

299 home runs

1016 RBI

986 runs

1674 hits

.884 OPS

2958 TB

.498 slugging

.385 OBP

100+ runs: 2x

30+ doubles: 5x

20+ HR:  8x

30+ HR: 5x

100+ rbi: 2x

104 walks (2000)

.300+ average: 2x

.400+ OBP: 3x

.500+ slugging: 8x

300+ TB: 3x

Postseason: .288, 4 HR, 12 RBI, .908 OPS (3 series)

Quotes of the Month: May 2012

Quote of the Month:
"You came home and were
 sometimes denigrated when you should have been celebrated. It was a national shame, a disgrace that should have never happened."

-Barack Obama to Vietnam Vets on Memorial Day

Stupid Quote of the Month:

“I was trying to hit him.”

-Cole Hamels after hitting Bryce Harper

Insult of the Month:

“Barack Obama is an amateur.”

-Bill Clinton
　

“Even Jimmy Carter would have killed Bin Laden.”

-Mitt Romney

“Forward, what, over a cliff?”

-Mitt Romney on Barack Obama’s new slogan

"I'm coming back. Write it down in big letters. I'm not going out like this."

-Mariano Rivera

"I spend my off days the way I want to spend them."

- Josh Beckett

“Loyalty doesn’t exist in politics.”

-Bill Clinton

“I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”

-Barack Obama

“I am motivated to get back quickly and see to it personally those people never walk down Broad Street in celebration again."

-Jason Werth on Philadelphia fans

"I feel ... uncomfortable about the word hero because it seems to me that it is so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war."

-Chris Hayes MSNBC Host dissing vets

Top 10 Relief Pitchers of All Time

#1 is Mariano. #1 old school is Rollie Fingers.

The complete 10:

Dennis Eckersley

Rollie Fingers

Goose Gossage

Bruce Sutter

Mariano Rivera

Trevor Hoffman

Hoyt Wilhelm

Tug McGraw

Lee Smith

Billy Wagner